Pennie Li

Pennie Li is a serial entrepreneur and a second-time founder, currently serving as Co-Founder and CTO of A1Base (YCW25). Her entrepreneurial journey includes co-founding A1Base, which focuses on providing digital identity and communication layers for AI agents, and being an early team member at Forage, an edtech startup that was later acquired. a1base+2

With a strong technical and product background, Pennie has experience across engineering, product management, and growth. She served as CTO of Truffle, a consumer food tracking app, and held various roles at Forage, starting as a Software Engineer and progressing to Product Manager. equilar+2

Pennie is deeply invested in the AI agent space, with A1Base dedicated to building the infrastructure for AI agents to interact seamlessly and securely with humans. Her approach emphasizes meeting developers where they are, integrating with existing tools like GitHub, and prioritizing configuration files over UI for API-level control, reflecting a human-first mindset in AI development. a1base+1

She is an alumnus of UNSW, where she earned a double degree in Computer Science and Commerce (FinTech). During her time at university, she was involved in student leadership and demonstrated her technical prowess by winning first place in the UNSW CSESoc Hackathon in 2021. unswfounders+1